Marco Carlini Architetto

Before instructing Marco we considered several professionals but decided on Marco as he was willing to design and project manage in addition to speaking excellent English. From the beginning, he has gone out of his way to support us, including acting as our proxy during COVID. Throughout the build Marco has continually worked in our best interests, providing opinion alongside sound advice. Together we have built a home to be proud of that is ecological and beautiful. We couldn’t ask for more.

"Does coincidence exist or not? By coincidence, years ago, we fell in love with Umbria. By coincidence we met Marco Carlini before we were even thinking about buying a house in Umbria. We were so happy we found an architect before we find our house. Because we started to talk with Marco about his passions: architecture in general, Umbria, restoration, food and wine. By coincidence we found out we had a lot of interests in common. When we saw for the first time Marco’s studio in Umbertide we were convinced immediately of Marco’s approach, professionalism and good taste. Through the time it became more clear which type of project we wanted to create. Marco helped us to find a ruin which met all our requirements. We found a former farmhouse called “Col del Moro” located in beautiful unspoilt nature between Gubbio and Umbertide. Marco guided us through the purchase procedure and all the administration involved. Once Marco started with the plans for the house he taught us how to use modern building techniques in respect with the charm of a 400 years old farmhouse. Marco’s strengths are his feeling for modern architecture, knowledge of traditional buildings, his clear vision about environment and energy efficiency. Marco had well-defined ideas but was also always willing to listen to our thoughts and views. Once the renovation project started Marco advised the contractors and followed it up properly. After the project was finished, we do believe more than ever in coincidence. Once the house was finished we knew why we fell in love with Umbria’s beautiful art, people, food and nature. Marco, thanks a lot for all your work and time. The spirit of Col del Moro is back where it belongs to be!"

Ho contattato l'arch. Carlini per il progetto della mia nuova casa da costruirsi a ridosso della pineta di Umbertide e lui mi ha suggerito di costruirla in legno, con tipologia x-lam cioè con pannelli portanti massicci in legno. La scelta si è dimostrata giusta, la costruzione è stata veloce e sono molto soddisfatto della mia nuova casa che è luminosissima, calda e asciutta d’inverno, fresca in estate ed in genere altamente efficiente (la casa è ben coibentata, ho un riscaldamento a pavimento alimentato da pompa di calore, pannelli solari e fotovoltaici e sono gas-free). L’architetto ha seguito con competenza tutte le fasi, dal progetto alla scelta dei materiali fino alla realizzazione in cantiere, interfacciandosi sempre con me per condividere le varie fasi della progettazione e della costruzione. Lo raccomando senza esitazione a chi dovesse intraprendere un nuovo progetto.

Marco Carlini was engaged to handle a sensitive design to my apartment in Perugia. A contemporary interior design within a period building. Carlini approached the project professionally and aesthetically. The thematic also factored my considerations, which led to a fine set of schematics. The renovations occurred in a timely manner and looked wonderful. I love my apartment in Perugia.! Brilliant work. Thank you, Marco.

We engaged Marco on our farmhouse in Umbria, having interviewed three architects or geometras. He remodelled the existing house, adding an extension and an infinity pool and pool house. He is fluent in English and we found him a very good communicator sending extensive reports on progress and photos. He also introduced us to cabinet makers, terracotta makers and marble yards locally as well as bathroom suppliers, spending significant time to translate for us. Ours was a fairly conventional/vernacular build but he’s equally at home with modern styles and materials. We had a couple of planning issues including an imaginary road through our property which had been moved decades earlier but had to be relocated, and a beam which I had asked to be raised for clearance which caused a planning breach at our pool house. Marco patiently resolved both issues with the local Commune and the Polizia Forestale. We are very pleased with our project and happy to recommend Marco.

Marco recently completed our farmhouse restoration in Umbria, a four-year project during which he acted as both architect and project manager. Although we had clear ideas about what we wanted to achieve, Marco’s vision and empathy for traditional buildings restoration helped to enhance many aspects of the project with beautiful results. As an architect, Marco managed to design a house for us that has all the benefits of modern amenities and environmental efficiency whilst fully retaining the feel of a traditional Umbrian farmhouse. We particularly enjoyed sharing ideas and reaching solutions together, confident that Marco was steering us in the right direction whether aesthetically, practically or environmentally. One such example is his design of our swimming pool, incorporating a black liner that, although something we had never considered, has resulted in a stunning and unique pool. His wide experience and expertise helped to guide us through the planning permission challenges. Achieving this project whilst living outside Italy placed a heavy reliance on Marco to project manage. He instinctively had the right balance of taking the day-to-day initiative and keeping us fully involved in important decisions. A steady stream of photographs kept us abreast of every stage of the process. His wealth of contacts allowed us to source contractors and materials that best suited our vision. Throughout the project Marco has been willing to help in whatever way necessary to move things forward, often by helping us to solve problems that would normally lie beyond his remit. It has been a real pleasure working with Marco. Iain and Sophie Richmond

We have been fortunate to meet up with Marco Carlini, just before we started our construction project of house and pool in Umbria. Thanks to his skillful and patient guidance, we now have our dream house. It is built with high priority on both economy as well sustainability and low energy consumption - and we a pleased to say that all parameters were met. Today we are the happy owners of an energy class A house, and we enjoy a fresh and healthy house, every time we come on vacation. Marco took care of all aspects of the project, and without his great help and dedicated effort, we feel sure that we would never have succeeded. We can fully recommend Marco Carlini.

We are pleased to confirm that Marco Carlini acted as our architect when we bought and restructured our property in Umbria and that he did an outstanding job. Combining original ideas with his thorough knowledge of Umbrian country houses and the refinements required by hi well- traveled international clients, Marco has created a jewel which we have now thoroughly enjoyed for many years without any surprises. We highly recommend Marco to anyone wanting to buy and restructure their dream country house and have done so on a number of occasions with the expected results. Carlo and Julie de Joncaire Narten